Two Takes On Iran’s Nuclear Project  

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#1. Michael Mandelbaum argues that it is time for American policymakers to stop devoting all of their efforts in the Middle East to that will-o’-the-wisp, a permanent peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and instead to recognize that the Palestinians are not ready now, and may never be ready, to accept Israel. Instead, the next American administration should focus on Iran’s nuclear project, which threatens not just Israel, but also the United States and its regional interests. More on his argument can be found here: “What the United States Should and Should Not Do in the Middle East,” by Michael Mandelbaum, The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, October 2024:

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November 7, 2024 | 1:45 am | Comments »

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Russia’s Deal With Iran and Middle East Peace  

Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen JPC  

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian Security Council’s Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo: Iran’s President’s Office)

According to Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, Russia is close to signing a comprehensive treaty with Iran that will include defense cooperation. At the moment, there is no text of the agreement nor any detailed description of its actual contents.

Yet hidden behind the Russia-Iran deal is a bid by Russia to become the “peace broker” in the Middle East.

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November 7, 2024 | 12:15 am | Comments »

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Not this Year; not these Democrats: Lawlessness leads to looming election losses  

Peloni:  Indeed, it would appear that Jews did respond and say “Not this Year; not these Democrats”, and in significant numbers in key swing states which swung to support a Trump victory.

Abraham Katsman | November 6, 2024

Lawlessness, to borrow the old slogan, is unhealthy for Jews and other living things.  Such as healthy societies. And, I suspect, the Democrats’ chances of election victory.

There are still undecided voters out there—or so, at least, they tell pollsters. I suspect that a headwind facing Democrats will push late-breaking votes toward Republicans, particularly among Jewish voters: the sense of expanding lawlessness.  There is a palpable feeling out there of an accelerating societal breakdown and a disintegrating social contract, of authorities surrendering to the mob, and of menacing, unpunished violence and crime.

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November 7, 2024 | 12:02 am | Comments »

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Trump’s Electrifying, World-Changing Victory  

By  Joan Swirsky | AM Thinker | November 6, 2024

Image: Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

It was exactly 1:38 A.M. today that Bret Baier on Fox News said that it was clear “that the next president of the United States of America would be Donald J. Trump.”

Not taking a micrometer of credit away from President Trump 47 and his epically tireless, passionate, often hilariously funny, and brave — in spite of three assassination attempts and then a fourth death threat  —  countrywide, night-after-night, week-after-week, month-after-month, year-after-year campaign.

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November 6, 2024 | 4:51 pm | 4 Comments »

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Netanyahu is First to Congradulate Trump  

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Citizenry participation in times of political turmoil  

Peloni:  Great article by Imani! The American people lost control of their govt due to the lack of involvement in the political process.  The way to secure the future is to interact in this process at a local level so that the will of the people can lead govt policy rather than the other way around.  It is vital that political involvement be a consistent and continuous feature of any democracy, and the quickest way to allow tyranny into a democratic govt is for the people to lay quiescent and oblivious as vital decisions about their future are made without their input or interest.

By Amil Imani | AM Thinker | October 2, 2024

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The political landscape of America has grown more divisive and tense in the last couple of decades. Polarizing views on governmental policies, social issues, and the interpretation of the Constitution have led many citizens to question the path that the nation is taking. This period of political discord illustrates quite poignantly the critical need for healthy civic engagement in its many forms, including—but not limited to—voting, education, and active community involvement. Democratically, civic engagement enables citizens to steer government activities toward policy, social, and economic fairness through the integrity of the democratic process.

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November 6, 2024 | 2:35 pm | 1 Comment »

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Something rotten in the land of tricolor  

While France is the origin of the principles of modern democracy, it has also shown a disturbing affinity for tyranny.

Martin Sherman | November 5, 2024

Eiffel Tower. Photo by Faygie Holt.

“I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors. … I cannot prevent the French from being French.” — Charles de Gaulle

Bizarre developments seem to be emerging in what is considered by many—rightly or wrongly—the home of modern democracy, for there appears to be a growing alignment between Paris and the tyrannical theocrats of Tehran, particularly over the fate of war-torn Lebanon.

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November 6, 2024 | 9:50 am | 1 Comment »

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How Israel CRUSHED Hezbollah’s First Line of Defense  

Peloni:  This video provides a highly detailed, granular review of IDF actions in Lebanon, in which each casualty is described over the past month’s action.  One point which I found disturbing was the narrator’s description of the pager attack as being perverted.  The incapacitation of these Hezbollah butchers with minimal risk to the general population should not be described as perverse but, rather the exact opposite.  In any event, the detail depicted in this video is well researched and very informative.

 

November 6, 2024 | 9:40 am | 2 Comments »

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After the votes are counted  

The messaging from the left is now more focused on what happens after the election than the election itself.

Avi Abelow  Courtesy

Some of what see unfolding in the United States elections is deeply troubling, and extremely relevant for Jews living in the US – and those living in Israel. Lara Logan, a journalist with over 35 years in the field, has been ringing the alarm about what she calls “the shift”:

“Can you see how the messaging from the left is now more focused on what happens after the election than the election itself?”

Her analysis of this change is that:

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November 6, 2024 | 6:45 am | 1 Comment »

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Government shakeup: Netanyahu fires his defense minister Gallant for second time  

Peloni: This was long overdue. 

Gallant responds, ‘security of Israel was and will remain my life’s mission’

All Israel News StaffNovember 5, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend vote on the state budget at the Knesset assembly hall in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in a brief, three-minute conversation on Tuesday evening, before issuing a press release. 

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November 6, 2024 | 12:20 am | Comments »

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The Third Worldization of America  

 If we don’t want to end up like the Third World, it’s time for us to stop being ruled by it.

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It is no coincidence that both of the Democratic Party’s ‘black’ presidential nominees were not black Americans, but the children of radical third world students who appropriated the rhetoric of the civil rights movement to get ahead, without having any actual history or part in it.

Obama and Kamala are not the legacy of the slave trade, much as they have exploited that history, but the third world immigrants and students ushered in by the JFK administration.

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November 5, 2024 | 2:31 pm | 4 Comments »

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Biden is confused  

When asked if the Israeli army should attack Iranian nuclear development, Biden said, “No.” Why should he feel he has the right to determine Israeli reactions to its enemies?

By  Walter E. Block | 11-04-2024

President Joe Biden speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia | Photo: AP/Gerald Herbert

President Joe Biden is confused once again. He thinks he is the prime minister of Israel, not the president of the United States. When asked if the Israeli army should attack Iranian nuclear development, he said, “No.” Why should he feel he has the right to determine Israeli reactions to its enemies?

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November 5, 2024 | 12:01 pm | 2 Comments »

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How will the war in Lebanon end?  

Hezbollah, Hamas seem slow to realize Israel’s military successes have decimated their populations and changed the status quo

Israel has launched aerial attacks on Beirut, Lebanon, in its campaign against Hezbollah. Image: YouTube Screengrab

After some optimism that lasted less than 24 hours, Hezbollah and Israel seem as far from a ceasefire as ever, which begs the question: How else will the war end?

Earlier in the week, the Israeli army had declared its mission accomplished and removed protective barriers it had set up against Hezbollah’s Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in Israel’s northernmost towns, near the Lebanese border.

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TRUMP’S WAR AGAINST THE DEEP STATE  

Peloni:  This is an important article detailing the manner and means by which the Dems might react to Trump’s winning a third election, the fear of which is patently obvious among the Obama’s radical Left.

Kelleigh Nelson

We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.  Thomas Jefferson

The more righteous your fight, the more opposition you will face. Donald J. Trump

The polls are just being used as another tool of voter suppression. The polls are an attempt to not reflect public opinion, but to shape it. Yours. They want to depress the heck out of you. Rush Limbaugh

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

There are 535 electoral college votes.  If we had honest elections without any fraud whatsoever, Trump could well beat Reagan’s 1984 win of 525 electoral college votes.

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November 5, 2024 | 9:03 am | 9 Comments »

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ROOKE: GOP Has Real Chance To Control Congress. It Boils Down To Twelve Key Races  

Mary Rooke  | Daily Caller | November 04, 2024

While most Americans are focused on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, both major parties are eyeing key Senate and House races to see who will control the legislative branches of government.

There are several competitive down-ballot races in 2024, but these twelve are the most important to watch on Election Day.

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November 5, 2024 | 8:17 am | Comments »

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